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The Secret World of Alex Mack

This show was about a girl, Alex Mack who got hit by a truck, which contaminated her with a mysterious chemical called GC-161. This ended up changing her life forever as it gave her a few strange powers. Among these were the ability to zap things, the ability to move objects with her mind, and the ability to turn into 'Capri Sun' and slither around

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Along with fellow creator Ken Lipman, Lynch wrote the pilot script for the show. Lynch's father was a nuclear physicist who worked with radioactive materials that he kept in the garage,…[show]Along with fellow creator Ken Lipman, Lynch wrote the pilot script for the show. Lynch's father was a nuclear physicist who worked with radioactive materials that he kept in the garage, providing some basic inspiration. Lynch's childhood is also how he came up with GC-161, the name of the chemical that gave Alex Mack powers. While GC was derived from "DNA research," 161 came about from divorce. Lynch was eight when his parents divorced, and 1 + 6 + 1 equals 8.[hide]

There has been much speculation as to what the main antagonist, Danielle Atron's, name means since the series came out. The word 'tron' is defined as a device for the manipulation of…[show]There has been much speculation as to what the main antagonist, Danielle Atron's, name means since the series came out. The word 'tron' is defined as a device for the manipulation of subatomic particles, so most viewers believe that this was Paul Lipman's intention, to give the character a scientific name for her role as the owner of a chemical factory. It is still not officially confirmed what the name means.[hide]

Lynch admitted in a 2012 story that it was costume designer Laura Slakey's idea to have Alex Mack wear hats. "She just threw this hat on and I was like, 'Wow, that's perfect,'" Lynch said.…[show]Lynch admitted in a 2012 story that it was costume designer Laura Slakey's idea to have Alex Mack wear hats. "She just threw this hat on and I was like, 'Wow, that's perfect,'" Lynch said. "The most iconic thing in the show, I had nothing to do with." Slakey was inspired by the way her father dressed in the 1960s; she imagined that Alex would dress differently since she didn't come across as a popular girl in the pilot script. Initially, Nickelodeon didn't want the hats, but Lynch won that battle. Oleynik couldn't pick a favorite hat when asked years later, but she did bring up a lid she has never gotten out of her mind that the cast and crew referred to as the "condom cap."[hide]